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| Shipowners Want Stronger Action to Stop Piracy |
| 2005-05-16 |
| Posted by:Danielle |
| #4 All right, Pappy, that's understandable to an extent. But if one of the Navies catches some pirates, then a summary trial and execution of at least the leaders (maybe let the peons live to tell others) might be useful. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-05-16 22:07 |
| #3 Most shipowners don't want to arm their ships. Use of weapons on a merchant essentially and legally makes it a combatant. Second, one either has to train the crew in use of weapons, or bring armed guards aboard. The former is unlikely; 90% of mariners aren't well-paid, aren't interested in anything but the job they do have, and have no loyalty to the ship beyond a paycheck. Given some owners I've met, that's not surprising. Same for armed guards. Some owners would, but then you run into additional headaches. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-16 20:41 |
| #2 Damn straight, Mike. Stretch some piratical necks. Sink a few dhows. Let 'em know that "this shit can be hazardous to your continued existance". |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-16 16:43 |
| #1 .50 M2HBs. Q-ships. Yardarms. |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-05-16 15:16 |